| Lineup | Defiance | PG - John Powers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Sam Pines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Dufault (fresh) PF - Kerry McNeel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Melvin Silver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Elvin Koons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Dineen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Millikin | Andrew Wallace inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Millikin | David Ryan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 35-39 |
| 19:48 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:32 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel lays it in set up by John Powers | 37-39 |
| 19:11 | Millikin | Elvin Koons hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Dineen | 37-41 |
| 18:56 | Defiance | John Powers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Robinson - foul #2 on Steven Robinson, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 18:56 | Defiance | John Powers makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:56 | Defiance | John Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:34 | Millikin | Jeremy Dineen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| 18:21 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel dunks the ball set up by John Powers and he's fouled by Jeremy Dineen - foul #3 on Jeremy Dineen, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Albert Hudson (C) Jeremy Dineen | |
| 18:21 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:05 | Millikin | Andrew Wallace makes the runner from the right block | 42-43 |
| 17:38 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel misses the easy layup | 42-43 |
| 17:36 | Millikin | Steven Robinson gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:28 | Millikin | Steven Robinson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Elvin Koons | 42-46 |
| 17:20 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-46 |
| 17:19 | Defiance | Bruce Dufault hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 17:16 | Millikin | Sam Pines takes the ball from Elvin Koons in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 17:11 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel hits a jumper from the left block set up by John Powers | 46-46 |
| 16:54 | Millikin | Albert Hudson misses long on a jumper from close range | 46-46 |
| 16:52 | Millikin | Albert Hudson tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 16:34 | Defiance | Sam Pines misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Robinson - foul #3 on Steven Robinson, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Defiance | Demetrius Crouch (PG), Clarence Smathers (SF), Boyd Morrow (PF), Willy Swader (C) John Powers, Bruce Dufault, Kerry McNeel, Melvin Silver | |
| Subs | Millikin | Steven Paredes (PG), Joshua Link (SG), Robert Reece (SF), Lee Shapiro (C) Elvin Koons, Steven Robinson, Andrew Wallace, David Ryan | |
| 16:34 | Defiance | Sam Pines makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:34 | Defiance | Sam Pines makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 16:19 | Millikin | Steven Paredes knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Albert Hudson | 48-50 |
| 16:04 | Defiance | Clarence Smathers buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 15:56 | Millikin | Joshua Link misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 15:54 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Willy Swader | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Demetrius Crouch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sam Pines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Smathers (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Boyd Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. C - Willy Swader (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Steven Paredes (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joshua Link (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Reece (fresh) PF - Albert Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Shapiro (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Defiance | Boyd Morrow's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Hudson | 51-50 |
| 15:37 | Defiance | Boyd Morrow snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 15:17 | Defiance | Clarence Smathers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 15:15 | Defiance | Willy Swader hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 15:03 | Millikin | Joshua Link knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 14:48 | Defiance | Joshua Link picks off the pass by Boyd Morrow | 53-52 |
| 14:45 | Millikin | Steven Paredes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Link | 53-54 |
| 14:31 | Defiance | Sam Pines is fouled on the floor by Albert Hudson - foul #1 on Albert Hudson, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Powers (PG), Brent Dollar (SG), Kerry McNeel (PF) Demetrius Crouch, Sam Pines, Boyd Morrow | |
| Subs | Millikin | Elvin Koons (PG), Steven Robinson (SG), Andrew Wallace (SF), David Ryan (PF), Jeremy Dineen (C) Steven Paredes, Joshua Link, Robert Reece, Albert Hudson, Lee Shapiro | |
| 14:25 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Dineen - foul #4 on Jeremy Dineen, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Melvin Silver (C) Willy Swader | |
| Subs | Millikin | Albert Hudson (C) Jeremy Dineen | |
| 14:25 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:25 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 14:09 | Millikin | Steven Robinson misses the easy layup | 54-54 |
| 14:07 | Defiance | Melvin Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 13:50 | Defiance | Brent Dollar loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bruce Dufault (SF) Clarence Smathers | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 13:21 | Millikin | Steven Robinson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Wallace | 54-57 |
| 13:07 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel misses short on a jumper from the left side | 54-57 |
| 13:06 | Millikin | David Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 12:45 | Millikin | Steven Robinson makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Elvin Koons and he's hacked by Brent Dollar - foul #3 on Brent Dollar, team foul #1 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Defiance | Sam Pines (SG), Boyd Morrow (PF), Willy Swader (C) Brent Dollar, Kerry McNeel, Melvin Silver | |
| Subs | Millikin | Steven Paredes (SF), Lee Shapiro (C) Andrew Wallace, Albert Hudson | |
| 12:45 | Millikin | Steven Robinson makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| 12:34 | Defiance | Willy Swader can't throw it down but he's hacked by Lee Shapiro - foul #1 on Lee Shapiro, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Defiance | Demetrius Crouch (PG) John Powers | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 12:34 | Defiance | Willy Swader makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 12:34 | Defiance | Willy Swader makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 12:20 | Millikin | The short jumper by Elvin Koons is denied by Boyd Morrow | 56-60 |
| 12:18 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Boyd Morrow | 56-60 |
| 12:03 | Defiance | Willy Swader comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 56-60 |
| 12:02 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Lee Shapiro | 56-60 |
| 11:46 | Millikin | David Ryan's floater is knocked away by Boyd Morrow | 56-60 |
| 11:45 | Defiance | Willy Swader pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Demetrius Crouch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sam Pines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Dufault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boyd Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Willy Swader (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Elvin Koons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Paredes (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Shapiro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Defiance | Boyd Morrow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 56-60 |
| 11:23 | Millikin | David Ryan snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 10:56 | Millikin | Elvin Koons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 10:55 | Millikin | Steven Robinson tips it in | 56-62 |
| 10:29 | Defiance | Elvin Koons picks off the pass by Willy Swader | 56-62 |
| 10:26 | Millikin | Steven Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Elvin Koons | 56-64 |
| 10:11 | Defiance | Willy Swader banks in the layup and he's fouled by Lee Shapiro - foul #2 on Lee Shapiro, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Powers (PG), Brent Dollar (SG), Clarence Smathers (SF), Kerry McNeel (PF) Demetrius Crouch, Sam Pines, Bruce Dufault, Boyd Morrow | |
| Subs | Millikin | Joshua Link (SG), Andrew Wallace (SF), Ernest Gilliland (PF), Robert Reece (C) Elvin Koons, Steven Robinson, David Ryan, Lee Shapiro | |
| 10:11 | Defiance | Willy Swader makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 09:58 | Millikin | The jump hook by Andrew Wallace is blocked by Willy Swader | 59-64 |
| 09:56 | Defiance | Willy Swader snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 09:32 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel misses the jumper in the paint | 59-64 |
| 09:31 | Millikin | The rebound goes to Andrew Wallace | 59-64 |
| 09:14 | Millikin | Willy Swader is called for the reach on Robert Reece - foul #2 on Willy Swader, team foul #2 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | Sam Pines (SG), Melvin Silver (C) Brent Dollar, Willy Swader | |
| Subs | Millikin | Albert Hudson (C) Steven Paredes | |
| 09:03 | Millikin | Joshua Link's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| 08:53 | Defiance | Clarence Smathers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry McNeel | 62-64 |
| 08:31 | Millikin | Albert Hudson is whistled for traveling | 62-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Steven Robinson (SG), David Ryan (PF) Robert Reece, Ernest Gilliland | |
| 08:19 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel hits a jumper from close range set up by John Powers | 64-64 |
| 08:14 | Millikin | Steven Robinson knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Joshua Link | 64-66 |
| 08:00 | Defiance | Sam Pines is hacked by Steven Robinson - foul #4 on Steven Robinson, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | Boyd Morrow (PF) Kerry McNeel | |
| Subs | Millikin | Steven Paredes (PG), Jeremy Dineen (C) Joshua Link, Albert Hudson | |
| 08:00 | Defiance | Sam Pines makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 08:00 | Defiance | Sam Pines makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 07:47 | Millikin | Steven Robinson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 66-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | Demetrius Crouch (PG) John Powers | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Reece (SF) Andrew Wallace | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Demetrius Crouch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sam Pines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Smathers (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Boyd Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Melvin Silver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Steven Paredes (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Steven Robinson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Reece (fresh) PF - David Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Dineen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Defiance | Demetrius Crouch loses the dribble to Robert Reece | 66-66 |
| 07:20 | Millikin | Steven Robinson misses the lay-in | 66-66 |
| 07:18 | Millikin | David Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 07:07 | Millikin | Steven Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brent Dollar (SG), Bruce Dufault (SF), Willy Swader (C) Sam Pines, Clarence Smathers, Melvin Silver | |
| Subs | Millikin | Elvin Koons (PG), Albert Hudson (PF) Robert Reece, David Ryan | |
| 06:47 | Defiance | Boyd Morrow is denied on a layup by Jeremy Dineen | 66-66 |
| 06:46 | Defiance | Bruce Dufault grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:38 | Defiance | Willy Swader lays it up and in set up by Brent Dollar | 68-66 |
| 06:21 | Millikin | Willy Swader steals it from Elvin Koons | 68-66 |
| 06:02 | Defiance | Willy Swader drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Demetrius Crouch | 70-66 |
| 05:42 | Millikin | Steven Paredes is fouled on the floor by Demetrius Crouch - foul #3 on Demetrius Crouch, team foul #3 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Powers (PG), Sam Pines (SG), Clarence Smathers (SF), Kerry McNeel (PF), Melvin Silver (C) Demetrius Crouch, Brent Dollar, Bruce Dufault, Boyd Morrow, Willy Swader | |
| Subs | Millikin | Joshua Link (SG), Andrew Wallace (SF), David Ryan (PF) Steven Robinson, Steven Paredes, Albert Hudson | |
| 05:26 | Millikin | David Ryan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 05:19 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Sam Pines | 72-68 |
| 05:07 | Millikin | Elvin Koons is whistled for a carry | 72-68 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Robert Reece (SG), Albert Hudson (C) Elvin Koons, Jeremy Dineen | |
| 04:38 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel hits the finger roll set up by John Powers | 74-68 |
| 04:24 | Millikin | Albert Hudson scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Melvin Silver - foul #1 on Melvin Silver, team foul #4 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Millikin | Steven Paredes (PG) Robert Reece | |
| 04:24 | Millikin | Albert Hudson misses the free throw | 74-70 |
| 04:24 | Defiance | Melvin Silver grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 04:19 | Defiance | Clarence Smathers misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 74-70 |
| 04:17 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel snags the offensive board | 74-70 |
| 03:59 | Defiance | Clarence Smathers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-70 |
| Subs | Defiance | Bruce Dufault (SF), Willy Swader (C) Clarence Smathers, Melvin Silver | |
| Subs | Millikin | Elvin Koons (PG), Steven Robinson (SG), Jeremy Dineen (C) Steven Paredes, Joshua Link, Albert Hudson | |
| 03:31 | Millikin | Andrew Wallace can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Kerry McNeel - foul #4 on Kerry McNeel, team foul #5 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Defiance | Boyd Morrow (PF) Kerry McNeel | |
| Subs | Millikin | | |
| 03:31 | Millikin | Andrew Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:31 | Millikin | Andrew Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:31 | Defiance | Willy Swader grabs the board | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - John Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. SG - Sam Pines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Dufault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boyd Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Willy Swader (fresh) 22 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Millikin | PG - Elvin Koons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Robinson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Ryan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Dineen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Defiance | Sam Pines is hacked by Steven Robinson - foul #5 on Steven Robinson, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Defiance | Demetrius Crouch (PG) John Powers | |
| Subs | Millikin | Steven Paredes (SG), Robert Reece (SF) Steven Robinson, Andrew Wallace | |
| 03:16 | Defiance | Sam Pines makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:16 | Defiance | Sam Pines misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:16 | Millikin | Jeremy Dineen grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 02:58 | Millikin | Elvin Koons hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Paredes | 75-73 |
| 02:58 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Powers (PG), Kerry McNeel (PF), Melvin Silver (C) Demetrius Crouch, Boyd Morrow, Willy Swader | |
| Subs | Millikin | Andrew Wallace (SF) Robert Reece | |
| 02:43 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 02:41 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel grabs the offensive board | 75-73 |
| 02:26 | Defiance | David Ryan takes the ball from Melvin Silver | 75-73 |
| 02:18 | Millikin | The jumper by Elvin Koons is denied by Melvin Silver | 75-73 |
| 02:17 | Millikin | Andrew Wallace tips it home | 75-75 |
| 02:04 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel is called for 3 seconds | 75-75 |
| 01:45 | Millikin | Kerry McNeel swats the layup by Jeremy Dineen | 75-75 |
| 01:43 | Defiance | Melvin Silver snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | David Ryan is called for the reach on Sam Pines - foul #2 on David Ryan, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Sam Pines makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Sam Pines makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:07 | Millikin | Jeremy Dineen lays it in on a great pass from Elvin Koons | 77-77 |
| 01:01 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Dineen | 77-77 |
| 00:59 | Defiance | Sam Pines grabs the offensive board | 77-77 |
| 00:40 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David Ryan - foul #3 on David Ryan, team foul #11 | 77-77 |
| 00:40 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:40 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:40 | Millikin | David Ryan gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 00:24 | Millikin | David Ryan can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Powers - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #6 | 78-77 |
| 00:24 | Millikin | David Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:24 | Millikin | David Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:08 | Defiance | Kerry McNeel connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sam Pines | 80-79 |
| 00:08 | Millikin | Millikin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| 00:03 | Millikin | Elvin Koons clanks a turnaround from the right block | 80-79 |
| 00:01 | Defiance | The rebound goes to John Powers | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Millikin | Millikin is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Defiance | John Powers runs out the clock | 80-79 |